What do students learn in Year 4 Humanities and Social Sciences?

The Australian Curriculum v9 has 16 Humanities and Social Sciences content descriptions for Year 4. They are listed on this page with their codes.

How do I plan a Year 4 Humanities and Social Sciences lesson for a content description?

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Year 4 Humanities and Social Sciences in the Australian Curriculum

16 content descriptions from Version 9.0. Choose "Plan this" to open a lesson plan set up for that content description.

HASS F-6

Knowledge and understanding

History

AC9HS4K01
the diversity of First Nations Australians, their social organisation and their continuous connection to Country/Place
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AC9HS4K02
the causes of the establishment of the first British colony in Australia in 1788
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AC9HS4K03
the experiences of individuals and groups, including military and civilian officials, and convicts involved in the establishment of the first British colony
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AC9HS4K04
the effects of contact with other people on First Nations Australians and their Countries/Places following the arrival of the First Fleet and how this was viewed by First Nations Australians as an invasion
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Geography

AC9HS4K05
the importance of environments, including natural vegetation and water sources, to people and animals in Australia and on another continent
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AC9HS4K06
sustainable use and management of renewable and non-renewable resources, including the custodial responsibility First Nations Australians have for Country/Place
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Civics and Citizenship

AC9HS4K07
the differences between “rules” and “laws”, why laws are important and how they affect the lives of people
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AC9HS4K08
the roles of local government and how members of the community use and contribute to local services
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AC9HS4K09
diversity of cultural, religious and/or social groups to which they and others in the community belong, and their importance to identity
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Skills

Questioning and researching

AC9HS4S01
develop questions to guide investigations about people, events, places and issues
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AC9HS4S02
locate, collect and record information and data from a range of sources, including annotated timelines and maps
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Interpreting, analysing and evaluating

AC9HS4S03
interpret information and data displayed in different formats
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AC9HS4S04
analyse information and data, and identify perspectives
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Concluding and decision-making

AC9HS4S05
draw conclusions based on analysis of information
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AC9HS4S06
propose actions or responses to an issue or challenge that consider possible effects of actions
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Communicating

AC9HS4S07
present descriptions and explanations, using ideas from sources and relevant subject-specific terms
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Elaborations and achievement standards on the Australian Curriculum website

Other Year 4 learning areas

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What do students learn in Year 4 Humanities and Social Sciences?: The Australian Curriculum v9 has 16 Humanities and Social Sciences content descriptions for Year 4. They are listed on this page with their codes.
How do I plan a Year 4 Humanities and Social Sciences lesson for a content description?: Choose "Plan this" next to the content description. Heapso opens a lesson plan set to Year 4 Humanities and Social Sciences with that code linked, so the plan is built around it. You can change anything before Pip writes.

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